Reijo Ruotsalainen

Finland
Born on:
Birth place: Oulu, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
5 ' 8" (173 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg)
Drafted by: New York Rangers, 6. round (#119 overall), in 1980 NHL Entry Draft


Championships & Medals

AgeYearTeamEventTournament Location / Series Result
Silver191980Team FinlandU20 World ChampionshipHelsinki, Finland
Bronze201980Kärpät OuluSM-LiigaKärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 2‑0 in a best of three bronze medal series.
Gold211981Kärpät OuluSM-LiigaKärpät Oulu defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑2 in a best of five gold medal series.
Championship271987Edmonton OilersNHL Stanley Cup ChampionEdmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4‑3 in a best of seven series.
Silver271988Team FinlandOlympics - CalgaryCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Championship301990Edmonton OilersNHL Stanley Cup ChampionEdmonton Oilers defeated Boston Bruins 4‑1 in a best of seven series.
Championship301991SC BernNLASC Bern defeated HC Lugano 3‑1 in a best of five series.
Championship321992SC BernNLASC Bern defeated HC Fribourg‑Gottéron 3‑2 in a best of five series.
IIHF U20 World Championship MedalsSilver
Olympic MedalsSilver
NHL Stanley Cup ChampionshipsChampionshipChampionship
Swiss ChampionshipsChampionshipChampionship
Finnish Championship MedalsGoldBronze
OverallTime on IceGoalsAssistsPointsper 60 All Situationsper 60 Even-Strengthper 60 Power-PlayShotsDefensiveFaceoffs
DateGameScoreGAPPIM+/-TOIESPPSHESGPPGSHGGWGOTGESAPPASHAGWAOTAESPPPPSHPGWPOTPPPP%G/60A/60P/60ESG/60ESA/60ESP/60PPG/60PPA/60PPP/60SHOTSSH%HITSBSFOWFOLFO%
May 15, 1990EDM @ BOS(3-2)011010000010000100000.0%30.0%
May 18, 1990EDM @ BOS(7-2)01101000000100001000100.0%20.0%
May 20, 1990BOS @ EDM(2-1)000000000000000000000.0%30.0%
May 22, 1990BOS @ EDM(1-5)000200000000000000000.0%10.0%
May 24, 1990EDM @ BOS(4-1)000030000000000000000.0%00.0%
GAME LOG

Regular Season

Stripe:   
SeasonTeamLGEAgeGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGSH%
1975‑76Kärpät OuluI-divisioona15349152412
1976‑77Kärpät OuluI-divisioona163623355814
1977‑78Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga173091423413
1978‑79Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga18361482247-320
1979‑80Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga1930151328312063
1980‑81Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga20342823512836126
1981‑82New York RangersNHL217818385627187037.3
1982‑83New York RangersNHL227716536922275047.0
1983‑84New York RangersNHL237420395926175046.9
1984‑85New York RangersNHL248028457332-22100210.9
1985‑86New York RangersNHL258017425947226027.4
1986‑87Edmonton OilersNHL26165813683019.6
1987‑88HV 71Elitserien27409223126
1989‑90New Jersey DevilsNHL293125714-41003.8
1989‑90Edmonton OilersNHL29101786-10003.6
1990‑91SC BernNLA303613253820
1991‑92SC BernNLA31367162324
1992‑93SC BernNLA32317162338
1993‑94Kärpät OuluFinlandia-liiga334156612
1993‑94Tappara TampereSM-Liiga3362462-1210
1994‑95SC BernNLA3419371020
1995‑96Zürcher SCNLA3518411154
1995‑96KalPa KuopioSM-Liiga351635844000
1996‑97Kärpät OuluI-divisioona36171561410
1997‑98Kärpät OuluI-divisioona3744823314225
NHL Totals44610723734418065370167.7
Liiga Totals15271671381165623112
NLA Totals1403475109106
Mestis Totals13542831258847
SHL Totals409223126

Playoff Stats

SeasonTeamLGEAgeGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGSH%
1979‑80Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga196527011
1980‑81Kärpät OuluSM-Liiga20127411611
1981‑82New York RangersNHL21104592-320111.4
1982‑83New York RangersNHL2294266010111.8
1983‑84New York RangersNHL235112211015.9
1984‑85New York RangersNHL2432026-210015.4
1985‑86New York RangersNHL25160886-10000.0
1986‑87Edmonton OilersNHL26212571081014.3
1987‑88HV 71Elitserien2720112
1989‑90Edmonton OilersNHL29222111312131003.6
1990‑91SC BernNLA3010581310
1991‑92SC BernNLA311146104
1992‑93SC BernNLA3251238
1993‑94Tappara TampereSM-Liiga3391234-8100
1994‑95SC BernNLA3462574
1996‑97Kärpät OuluI-divisioona3630110
1997‑98Kärpät OuluI-divisioona37511241
NHL Totals8615324744167046.6
NLA Totals3212213326
Liiga Totals271382110-8302
Mestis Totals812341
SHL Totals20112

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

All-Star Game Appearences

YearTeamLGEAgeGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGSH%
1986Wales Conference All-StarsNHL2510000000
NHL All-Star Game Totals10000000